Pictures of England

Search:

Historic Towns & Picturesque Villages

Recommended Towns & Villages near Carbis Bay

This is the living graveyard of St Uny's church, Lelant Cornwall.

Lelant (13 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction SE)

The estuary on which the pretty holiday resort of Lelant stands is a paradise for bird watchers, it is also an old village with a long maritime history...

St Ives Harbour

St Ives (261 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall (1.4 miles, 2.2 km, direction NW)

There is a magical quality surrounding the whole of the Cornish coast of which St.Ives is a small but special part...

Sunset

Hayle (32 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction E)

Three miles of golden sands backed by impressive sand dunes have made Hayle a perfect summer place for families to enjoy a holiday. It is an old town, made prosperous in the 18th-century when John Harvey opened his tin, copper and foundry business..

Gwithian beach, Cornwall

Gwithian (21 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NE)

Gwithian has a beautiful white sandy beach with frothy Atlantic rollers which act as a magnet for surfers, for this is one of Cornwall's top surfing spots. In medieval times.....

Tinner's Arms, Zennor

Zennor (23 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (4.3 miles, 6.9 km, direction W)

This hauntingly beautiful village stands starkly above cliifs that in parts are over 300ft above the sea...

St Michael's Mount, Marazion, Cornwall - April 2004

Marazion (109 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall (4.8 miles, 7.7 km, direction S)

The picturesque village of Marazion with its quaint cottages, shops and pubs, is in a sublime position on the west Cornwall peninsula..

Lanyon quoit near Madron, Cornwall

Madron (2 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction SW)

The beautiful church dedicated to St.Maddern is the focal point of the village. Interestingly, it was once the village church for Penzance, and its name from the saint for whom.....

Penzance

Penzance (85 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction SW)

A jolly town with a year round holiday atmosphere, where everyone is made to feel welcome...

Rinsey Head, from SEAMEADS, Praa sands, Cornwall

Praa Sands (1 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SE)

Magnificent gorse covered acres form a superb back drop to a seemingly endless stretch of golden sands which continues to draw countless visitors to Praa Sands...

South Crofty Mine Head, Cambourne, Cornwall

Camborne (5 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction E)

..

The Beginning

Mousehole (57 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall (8.2 miles, 13.3 km, direction SW)

This delightful coastal village, with its wealth of history, lovely old harbour and beautiful headland walks, makes an interesting base for exploring the superb scenery of Mount's Bay and Land's End...

East Pool Mining Museum at Pool near Redruth Cornwall.

Pool (11 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction E)

Pool is situated between Cambourne and Redruth in an area that was once the centre of Cornwall's prosperous tin mining industry...

Hells Mouth Cove, Portreath, Cornwall

Portreath (54 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Cornwall (9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)

Portreath lies on Cornwall's magnificent North-western coast, it occupies a picture-postcard valley setting of woods, streams and fine rural meadow-land, with its crowning glory being the beach lying beneath rugged cliffs topped with springy turf and heathers...

Pendeen Lighthouse - 2001

Pendeen (32 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction W)

In this fascinating area of old Cornish Tin Mines, Pendeen Lighthouse, built in 1900 to guide shipping off the coast between Cape Cornwall and Gunard's Head, makes a striking feature...

Levant Mine Compressor House. - A National Trust property near St. Just, Cornwall.

Trewellard (15 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction W)

Looking at the quiet beauty of wave lashed Botallack Head you can see all that remains of one of the most successful of all Cornwall's mines...

Porthleven, Cornwall. Looking towards the harbour mouth from the east

Porthleven (55 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Cornwall (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SE)

Porthleven has two picturesque harbours - the inner harbour is lined with dazzling white cottages, with the walls of the outer harbour giving shelter from the often tumultuous seas...

St. Just, Cornwall.  July 2004

St Just (48 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction SW)

Attractive town dominated by its historic parish church, superb town clock and the handsome building of the Wellington Hotel overlooking the market square...

Flora Day dancers, Helston -The Furry Dance (Principal Dance)

Helston (73 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cornwall (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction SE)

..

Botallack Tin Mines in Cornwall

Botallack (23 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction W)

Botallack is an historic village attracting many visitors to its heritage coastline which is dotted with the workings of old, long abandoned mines...

Cornish Miner

Redruth (40 Pictures)

in the county of Cornwall (11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction E)

Redruth was formerly the capital of the largest and richest metal mining area in Britain. ..

Recommended attractions near Carbis Bay

Path through the village.

Chysauster Ancient Village (25 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction SW)

This is a classic prehistoric site, quite possibly a Celtic settlement occupied almost two thousand years ago. In its wild.....

Godrevy Lighthouse

Godrevy (47 Pictures)

(4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction NE)

This hauntingly beautiful spot was initially made famous by centuries of shipwreck caused by perilous rocks scattered around its.....

St Michaels Mount from the gardens in Marazion

St Michaels Mount (138 Pictures)

(5.3 miles, 8.6 km, direction S)

The priory on St.Michael's mount is dedicated to the Archangel who is believed to have appeared to local fishermen in AD 495. The.....

Lanyon Quoit, (5,000-6,000 year old ancient burial chamber) Bosullow, Cornwall, England

Lanyon Quoit (3 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction SW)

In this moorland area thick with pre-historic remains, this is the most accessible and without doubt the most famous of all the.....

Men an Tol, ancient monument in Cornwall

Men-an-Tol (2 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction W)

The Men-an-Tol is a massive round holed stone standing between two uprights. It quite probably dates from the Bronze-Age and may.....

No picture available

Chun Castle

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction W)

..

Chun Quoit (4,000-5,000 year old ancient burial chamber) Bosullow, Cornwall, England

Chun Quoit (1 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction W)

This is the smallest of the areas famous cromlech's, it is also the only one never to have been dislodged. It stands close to.....

Pendeen Lighthouse, Cornwall

Pendeen Lighthouse (2 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction W)

..

Cornish Beam Engine, Pool, Cornwall - National Trust

Cornish Mines and Engines (4 Pictures)

(9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction E)

This museum set on lonely cliffs far above the swirling Atlantic Ocean is where visitors to the area can learn all about.....

Carn Brae, Redruth, Cornwall, on a beautiful clear day

Carn Brae Castle (6 Pictures)

(9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction E)

..

Levant Zawn

Levant Mine & Beam Engine (13 Pictures)

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction W)

Clinging to the wild Cornish coast topping the cliffs above Pendeen lies the restored buildings of Levant Mine with its steam.....

Cape Cornwall

Cape Cornwall (24 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction W)

Britain's only 'Cape' provides a fascinating contrast to the packed beaches of Whitesand Bay and to its well publicised neighbour.....

Merlin's Child

Minack Theatre (66 Pictures)

(12.8 miles, 20.7 km, direction SW)

The fact that we have a theatre in such a spectacular setting is solely due to one woman, Rowena Cade, and the story of the.....

True love never runs smooth.

The National Seal Sanctuary (13 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.5 km, direction SE)

The Seal Sanctuary was set up in 1958 in the small village of St Agnes, in 1974 we moved to Gweek after we needed more space for.....

Lands End

Lands End (148 Pictures)

(14.1 miles, 22.8 km, direction SW)

One of the most visited tourist attractions in Britain, and a world famous landmark. With stunning views and now being made in to.....

Glendurgan Gardens, in Cornwall.  Tree Heather in flower in March

Glendurgan Garden (23 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SE)

These beautiful gardens are set on a rising landscape at the side of the Helford River. The gardens, mainly full of exotic trees.....

Greenery

Trebah Garden (14 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction SE)

Trebah Garden occupys one of Cornwall's most dramatic landscapes, set into a beautiful wooded ravine descending towards a private.....

Callestock Cider Farm, Penhallow, Cornwall. 1996.

Callestock Cider Farm (5 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction NE)

..

A picture of Goonhilly Downs

Goonhilly Downs (8 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction SE)

..

Pendennis Castle, Pendennis Point, Falmouth, Cornwall

Pendennis Castle (11 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.3 km, direction E)

Built at the side of a naturally deep harbour Pendennis Castle forms one of Henry VIII's coastal defences, built to guard against.....


All attractions in Carbis Bay
All attractions in Cornwall